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Thursday, 25 September 2014

Its been a long night!

Its been a long night ......
Speedy developed diarrhea yesterday evening.I went to sleep for a couple of hour and set the alarm for 1am by that time Speedy had to have a bath,he bottom ,tummy and feet were plastered and you know something he knew it,I don't think even Speedy could stand the filth....so he had a warm bath with a little baby shampoo in the water and he let me do it he stood in the water while I cleaned him off and then rinsed with clean warm water.He even let me dry him off with towels too ....he was happy to be clean.
Anyway I found a recipe for a rehydration drink for Rabbits with diarrhea
2 teaspoons of sugar
1/4 teaspoon of baking soda(Bicarb in England)
3/16 of a teaspoon of salt (pinch)
mixed in clean warmish water

Has to be said this is amazing stuff Speedy lapped it up and the diarrhea has stopped he still not eating much but at least the diarrhea has stopped.We will let you know how the vet goes later
but Speedy is still bright and cheeky so again Don't panic as I am sure we can get to the bottom of this....no pun intended!

OH DEAR.....dearest Rachel, you must have been beside yourself.....but you are such a wonderful caregiver to Speedy, and he seemed to have been saying, "Mummy, please give me a bath!" Oh, I am going to pray on my way to work for this bundle of happiness who we all love. This stomach trouble however, does happen to rabbits, doesn't it? Do you think it is related to that lump? How is that going?

I'm glad you found somethin' to make him feel a bit better. Somethin' he actually liked taking. And I'm very sure Speedy appreciated the bath. When stuff like that happens, washin' ourselves clean can seem a little overwhelming. You know?

What a good boy Speedy is to let you give him a BATH! He was certainly better behaved during bathtime than I would have been. I don't imagine bunnies like a bath anymore than kitties do. If there is any bathing to be done, I'll do it myself - thank you!

Oh Speedy, dude, I hopes you get to feelin' better real soon!! Sorry abouts the pooper shooter goin' all haywire and gettin' the poopie all over your furs ~ that is the only time a bath is acceptable ~ OMD, did I just say THAT???! Anyhu, I have my paws crossed that you are feelin' betters soon, and that you make a Speedy (BOL!!!!) recovery!Kisses,Ruby ♥

Hi Speedy, sorry we have been missing. Mom has gotten very behind again. We heard a little rumor that you are under the weather so will be trying to catch up. Sorry about the diarrhea, but the warm bath sounded nice. XO, Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth and Calista Jo

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About Me

My name is Speedy,I am a male Himalayan Rex Rabbit and I am not afraid of any thing.I am a pirate and Buccaneer and Captain of the SS.Speedy ,and I am also a knight of the realm with my own kingdom of Speedom.I love getting into scrapes and having fun.So my Mum wanted to share my adventures with everyone so that everybody can love me too!I would love for you to share your stories with me about your rabbits and other pets too!
My mum has had other Bunnies before me,one called Thumper who was a black and white Dutch and another one called Caramel who was a caramel coloured lop.
Together we also write my Wild Hedgehog Diary,an interesting read to check out about the comings and goings of these little visitors to my Garden.